Hose-rack.



G. I'. D. TRASK.

` HOSBRAGK. Y v.APPLIUATIQN FILED JULY 16, 1909.

Patented Nov. 3o, 1909.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR ATTORNEY GEORGE F. D. TRASK, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

- HOSE-RACK.

Specilcation of Letters Patent.l

Patented Nov. 30,1909.

Application led July 16, 1909. Serial No. 507,945.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. D. TRASK, a citizen of the United States,residing in Orange, Essex county, State of New Jersey, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Hose-Racks, of which the fol@lowing is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improved form of rack for carryingfire hose and the principal object of the invention is the provision ofa convenient and easily manipulated fire hose rack capable ofapplication directly to the branch pipe or nip-V ple with which the hoseconnection is made in a compact form which, while permitting the rack tobe swung in either direction permitted by the location, is at the sametime arranged to economize space.

The rack is particularly adapted for placing in corners or locationswhere for any reasons the utmost economy of space is desired.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred form in the accompanyingdrawings where- 1n- Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of therack, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofone-half of the rack, Fig. 4 is a sectional end view and Figs. 5 and 6are side elevations of modified forms of attachment.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 my improved hose rack is carried primarily onthe short vertical stand pipe or nipple 10 to which the hose coupling 11is adjusted. The main water pipe is shown at 12 and the hand valve at18. Upon the stand` pipe or nipple 10 the supporting collar 14 isslipped being secured in place by the set screw 15 or its equivalent.This collar 14 is flanged at the top and bottom as shown and theseflanges are each supplied with two centrally perforated ears 16. Themovable portion of the hose rack comprises a base 17 from which projecthorizontally two horizontal arms 18 which support the transverse pins 19over which the hose 20 is folded in successive bights with the hosenozzle 21 hanging at the .extreme outer end.

ne form of attachment of the arms 18 to the base is shown in Figs. 1, 2and 3. In this form the arms 18 are each supplied with brackets 22 whichare adapted to slide horizontally against the front face of the base 17so as to be adjustable with respect to the distance apart of the arms.The arms are fastened in any desired position by means of the bolts 23.This particular form of attachment is not essential however, and inFigs. 5 and 6 I have shown the arms 18,formed integral with the base 17.

The base 17 is made as narrow as possible consistently with properstrength and is placed as close as possible to the supporting collar 14.l This is to save as much space as possible which is-an important pointin many locations.

The base 17 is provided with flanges at the top and bottom as shown at24 and 25 which are provided with perforated ears so formed and spacedthat their perforations may be made to register with perforations in theears on the collar 14. The entire rack being brought into position shownin Figs. 1 and 2 so that the perforations in the base 17 will registerwith those in the collar 14, the movable part of the rack is secured tothe collar by means of a pin 26 which is adapted to pass through. theregistering perforations on either side as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Inthis position it is clear that when it is desired to use the hose themovable part of the rack can be swung around the pin 26 as indicated indotted lines in iig. 2.

The pin 26 is made so as to be capable of fitting the perforations oneither side of the rack desired and consequently when the rack isinstalled the supporting pin 26 can be so placed as to adapt the entiredevice to the peculiar location of the supporting nipple 10.

For instance if the nipple were placed in a corner the arm 18 would beswung so as to normally lie parallel with one of the walls meeting atthe corner, while a supporting pin 26 would occupy the perforations onthe side away from the wall, and it is therefore clear that the normallocation of the arms 18 would be parallel to either wall desired, whileat the same time by proper adjustment of the pin 26 the rack would beready to swing outward into any desired position. At the same time themovable portion of the rack is located as close as possible to thesupporting collar and the greatest possible economy of space iseffected.

I prefer to arrange the pins 19 over which the hose is folded as shownin Figs. 2 and 4, that is to say each pin pivoted as shown at 27 toahorizontal flange at the top of one of the arms 18, the opposite end ofeach pin being free. When this arrangement is used and it becomesdesirable to use the hose, it is only-necessary to Witlrdraw thesecuring pin 28 and, grasping the nozzle 21, to draw the entire hosedirectly olf of the rack. The pins 19 Will automatically swing forwardand release the hose.

The flanges 24 and 25 may be given varin ous positions With respect tothe flanges on the collar 14. In Fig. l, for instance, both Hanges'areinside of the flanges on the leollar InFig:v 5 `flange 24 is on top ofthe collar, While-the flange 25 is underneath it. In Fig. 6 thef1angel24f'is on topofft-he collar and thefflange 25 rests -upon thelower flange of the collar 14:. 1

Various changes may be made in this device YWithout departing from thespirit of my invention a-ndlA do not limit myself to' the details hereinshown and described.y

l Alhose rack comprising in combination a supporting collar, abasehaving tWo points for attachmenta't its opposite sides, al hose supportprojecting froinsaid base' and means adaptable to either of the tWopoints of support on the base for pivotally attaching` said base to saidcollar7 substantially as described.

2. A hose rack comprising in combinaltion a supporting collar havingperforated -ears close to the collar, a movable portion .provided'withperforations adapted to regy ister With the perforations in the collarand a supporting'pin adapted to lit the registerl ing perforations oneither side of the collar, substantially as described.

3. A yhose rack comprisinO` in combination a support-ing collarprovidedwith 'perfo'- rated ears close 'to the collar, means forsecuring the collar to a standard, a base having'perforations adapted toregister" with the lirst named perforatio'ns,` a"pin adapted to :fit theregistering'perforationsY on either side 1of the collar at Will,horizontal supporti ing arms projecting from said"base"and transversepins pivoted each to one of said arms, substantially as described. UGEORGE F. D. TRASK. Witnesses f S. MACKAYE, M. A. BUTLER.

